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Just read that the average carpenter's hand touches a saw handle over 500 times a day, which seems insane until I counted my own cuts framing a garage in Tacoma last Tuesday.
Has anyone else actually tracked their tool contact to see if that stat holds up, or is it just some office guy's wild guess?
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thomas_sanchez6mo ago
Actually, a coil nailer's trigger pull is way lighter than a saw handle grip, so it's not really the same kind of contact.
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graceowens6mo ago
My framing nailer probably gets more action than that saw stat. I went through two full coils on a shed last month, so that's a few hundred pulls right there. Office guys definitely don't count the misfires.
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the_terry6mo ago
Man, that reminds me of the time I helped my buddy redo his deck. I swear I picked up that cordless drill like a thousand times just to sink screws. My wrist was sore for two days after.
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jakewhite6mo ago
That cordless drill probably weighs four or five pounds. The real killer is the torque when it stops on a screw, that sudden jerk is what gets your wrist. A drywall screw gun is way easier on you for that kind of repetitive work.
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